fermata
noun/fɜːˈmɑːtə/
/fɜːrˈmɑːtə/
(especially North American English) (also pause especially in British English)
(music)- a sign (𝄐) over a note or a rest to show that it should be longer than usualWord OriginItalian, from fermare ‘to stop’.
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